Suburbia’s Pain-Free Jesus

Many of us have done a disservice to Jesus Christ.Not only do we tame and soften Him, we also understand His message to be addressed primarily to our needs of comfort, safety and convenience. We have been telli...

Winning the Drug War at Home

Living Ink Books, 2006, 156 pp., $14.99,www.livinginkbooks.comDon’t be deceived by the title. As much as you might expect the subtitle to be "Five Easy Steps to Guarantee Your Kid Won’t Touch Drugs"...

Pride: The First and Worst Sin

Gregory the Great described it as the “Queen of the vices.” Aquinas called it “the first sin, the source of all other sins, and the worst sin.” Augustine of Hippo wrote that it is “...

Memory-Making Stories

Here’s a story about memes.A meme is a little like a gene. It contains information, it is transmitted from host to host, and it survives according to its success or failure in a given environment.  T...